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Health questions for your doctor

A printable list of educational questions worth bringing to your next clinical appointment. Tick the ones that apply, add your own at the bottom, take it with you.

Metabolic checklist

When to use this

  • Before an annual physical or a one-off appointment about a specific concern.
  • When you've been planning to ask something for a while and keep forgetting on the day.
  • Before specialist appointments where time is short.

How to complete it

  • Write the top three questions in priority order. Doctors run short on time; the first three may be all you get.
  • Bring the printed sheet. Phone-screen reading reads as inattention to many clinicians.
  • Note answers in the third column during the appointment, not after.

Common mistakes

  • Bringing a long list and burying the most important question on page two.
  • Asking questions that are really requests for diagnosis (‘is it cancer?’) — those usually need testing, not opinion.
  • Not asking about red-flag symptoms that justify earlier follow-up.

Health questions for your doctor

Vinthony Academy · vinthony.com

Pre-appointment notes

Three sentences your clinician should know first. Symptoms, medications, recent changes.

Questions to ask

  • Could we run an HbA1c if it's been a year or more since the last one?
  • Could we look at fasting glucose, fasting insulin (if available), and a lipid panel including triglycerides and HDL?
  • Could we calculate my triglyceride-to-HDL ratio?
  • Is my waist-to-height ratio worth discussing as a marker for visceral fat?
  • Could we check thyroid markers (TSH at minimum; T3 / T4 if symptomatic)?
  • Are there age-appropriate cancer screenings I'm due for?
  • How is my blood pressure trending, including overnight if I have new fatigue or symptoms?
  • If I'm considering hormone therapy (HRT / TRT / GLP-1) — what would you want to assess first?
  • Are there any markers in my history that warrant earlier screening for cardiovascular disease?
  • What red flags should I watch for between appointments?

My own questions